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Actors coming out against the Warner Bros/Paramount merger
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:01 am
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:01 am
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Wonder why they weren't against other mergers
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Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:05 am to hawgfaninc
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Wonder why they weren't against other mergers
Maybe they were and you just didn't hear about it. Which mergers do you think they should have been against?
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:07 am to Green Chili Tiger
Disney/Fox was not made into a political issue like this, particularly with the reddit crowd.
SAG didn't oppose that one while they are opposing this one
SAG didn't oppose that one while they are opposing this one
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:08 am to hawgfaninc
It was always going to be very clear that a fight would be put up because the Ellisons are involved
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:20 am to hawgfaninc
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Wonder why they weren't against other mergers
Probably because this one merges 2 of the big 5 studios together. Previous deals didn’t turn the big 5 into a big 4, at least not that I can recall. The OG big 5 were Paramout, MGM, Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox and RKO Radio. The mini majors were Universal, United Artists and Columbia.
Today the big 5 are Disney (bought Fox), Warner Bros, Universal, Sony (which bought Columbia), and Paramount. The mini majors are Amazon (bought MGM and United Artist) and Lionsgate.
RKO hasn’t really been relevant since the Citizen Kane days. As far as I know, there hasn’t been a time where there weren’t at least 5 major movie studios
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:21 am to hawgfaninc
Everyone knows why
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:22 am to Madking
Didn’t Paramount put out Starfleet Academy?
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:22 am to Proximo
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Disney/Fox was not made into a political issue like this, particularly with the reddit crowd.
Well, it helped that Fox News wasn't part of the Disney merger even though several people on this forum really struggled to understand that in the early going.
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SAG didn't oppose that one
The WGA opposed it.
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:24 am to SCLSUMuddogs
They did, I never said the outrage was rational. These people never are, they just want to virtue signal and divide. They don’t actually care
This post was edited on 7/27/26 at 11:25 am
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:25 am to Green Chili Tiger
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Maybe they were and you just didn't hear about it.
So why are we hearing about this one, over all others?
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:29 am to Roaad
I just assumed it had more to do with there being one less major studio available for people in the film industry to work in. All 5 are doing the “modern audience” shtick
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:32 am to SCLSUMuddogs
quote:I was not responding with respect to this
modern audience
I assume you were responding to someone else
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:36 am to Roaad
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So why are we hearing about this one, over all others
Well, you heard plenty about the Disney Fox merger back in 2017 or so. As I already pointed out the WGA were very vocal against that merger. Several democrat politicians called for anti trust hearings and Disney had to divest itself from twenty something regional sports stations to get the deal approved.
This post was edited on 7/27/26 at 11:38 am
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:43 am to Green Chili Tiger
quote:not with this level of pushback, politically and throughout Hollywood
Well, you heard plenty about the Disney Fox merger back in 2017 or so.
Were that the case, this topic would be utter nonsense. I know you need to "win", or whatever, but I doubt even you could be that disingenuous.
This is far more polarizing, and we all know why. Why pretend?
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:49 am to Roaad
Ellison has a positive relationship with Donald Trump.
Everything associated with that one figure becomes immediately polarizing.
Look at how every decision made with CBS after Paramount acquired them was covered.
Trump-connected Ellison fires X.
Did Trump order him to hire Y?
Was Trump influential in the cancelation of Z?
Now it's "how will Ellison's acquiring CNN help Trump?"
Everything associated with that one figure becomes immediately polarizing.
Look at how every decision made with CBS after Paramount acquired them was covered.
Trump-connected Ellison fires X.
Did Trump order him to hire Y?
Was Trump influential in the cancelation of Z?
Now it's "how will Ellison's acquiring CNN help Trump?"
This post was edited on 7/27/26 at 11:54 am
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:52 am to Roaad
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This is far more polarizing, and we all know why.
I honestly don't know why. Why is this merger more polarizing?
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:53 am to boxcarbarney
Look at my follow up post
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:53 am to boxcarbarney
the Ellisons are seen as being cozy with the Trump admin and people are losing their minds over the fact that maybe the content won't be so "progressive".
CNN being a part of the deal also factors in
CNN being a part of the deal also factors in
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:54 am to SCLSUMuddogs
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Lionsgate.
There's reports that Disney and Netflix are both interested in buying Lionsgate. Don't be too surprised if they get bought up before the end of the year.
Posted on 7/27/26 at 11:54 am to Brosef Stalin
I think Netflix gets them
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